Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
The sickening footage showed the woman repeatedly slapping the crying newborn baby several times.
Police say the mother, identified as Aygul Kozhabaevna was captured and arrested in Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan.
The video was recorded in the South Kazakhstan city of Almaty in August this year, but was only shared online recently.
Police spokesman Almas Sadubaev said the baby was slapped viciously 42 times.
Sadubaev said the woman admitted that she was the one in the video when she was interrogated. He said:
She claims she beat the child up to "teach the baby a lesson" when it would not stop crying.
Police say the mother, identified as Aygul Kozhabaevna was captured and arrested in Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan.
The video was recorded in the South Kazakhstan city of Almaty in August this year, but was only shared online recently.
Police spokesman Almas Sadubaev said the baby was slapped viciously 42 times.
Sadubaev said the woman admitted that she was the one in the video when she was interrogated. He said:
"During the interrogation she admitted her guilt and the fact it was her in the video."The mother said she was unaware that she was being filmed by an unnamed eight-year-old girl, who was the daughter of one of her friends she was staying with at the time.
She claims she beat the child up to "teach the baby a lesson" when it would not stop crying.
Source: Daily Mirror
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